“So, let us, you and I, for the sake of our brother man, individually strive by example and influence to lift the standard of thought and conduct from the low level of selfishness and self-indulgence up to the lofty realms of aspirational thought and self-denial.” MenInspirationalSelfLevelsInfluenceExampleBrotherLowsStandardsStriveSakeSelfishDenialSelfishnessLiftsRealmsAspirationIndulgeIndulgenceLiftingLoftySelf-denialSelf IndulgenceLow LevelRational ThoughtSelfish PeopleStrivers Author:Ossian Everett Mills
“Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.” InspirationalMindMeanRealityWonderDenialStanceAcknowledgementPower Of The MindPollyannaDenial Of Reality Book:Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest Source: Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest
“Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial of the soul turns into love for God.” MenInspirationalSoulSelfChristianTurnsReligiousPrayerLove IsFruitDenialGod LoveOrthodoxAbidingRenunciationSelf-denial Author:Isaac of Nineveh